Lie ins
Local rides with phone signal
Lie ins
Meals out (though this continues with baby, just interrupted)
Lie ins
And at the end of the week, curry, nookie and pineapple to see if you can stretch the vacation to three weeks

Chill out, spend time with wife. Stock up on DVD box sets. Make alarmingly hot curry and prepare for an emotional and very special day. Plenty time to ride in the future. Wife needs looking after at this point. Don't forget to pack snacks in the bag for you. You'll get blimmin hungry.

Good luck mines 11months old tommorow wouldn't change him for the world

Well life's basically over for a year or 2, so spend the time kissing it goodbye! Once they get to about a year or so old, they stop being such a pain, and start being a bit more interesting! Personally love kids, but no so keen on babies! (I've got a 3week old and a 3 yr old so do have some experience!)

14 month old here. Spend time with your mates - riding bikes, drinking, whatever. You'll see precious little of them for the next year. Not that there's anything wrong with getting to know your kid for a year

Take your selves out for a nice meal. Go the the cinema for the last time. Wake yourself up early one day. Make breakfast in bed for the two of you. Run some batteries flat in a device that doesn't make a noise, just for the hell of it. Wear the same t-shirt all week - marvel at how clean it remains. Drink a cup of tea without it going cold. Listen to music you like. Snuggle up on the sofa and fall asleep watching some noisy, violent sweary junk. The expendables is probably ideal. Just generally chill out and prepare for the most amazing journey you've ever been on.

I have a three week old here, born new years day (he's actually asleep on me as I type)
I wish I could go back in time and tell the niave me to get all the sleep I could.
Sleep deprivation is a form of torture don't you know!

Typing with a 13 week old sleeping in my arms. There's nothing I miss about before. I sleep less but it's cool. I still ride plenty but have discovered different parts of the day to ride in. Not the coolest advice but use this time to support your wife any way you can, it is hard for them at the moment and you are about to find a respect for her that you won't have had for anyone else before in your life. Life isn't over, that's rubbish, it's an amazing time coming up, good luck!

I'm riding as much as ever. I'm telling people I can only ride in the margins of the days but I have had some of the best ever rides in the last few weeks. Sunrises at 1000m and sunsets on the beach. Amazing. I put a bunch of photos and some thoughts on my web if you want proof! The margins of the day

Lie ins
Local rides with phone signal
Lie ins
Meals out (though this continues with baby, just interrupted)
Lie ins
And at the end of the week, curry, nookie and pineapple to see if you can stretch the vacation to three weeks

And yes, fear is normal!

All +1

Do get some riding in, but try not to bollox yourself, and get some rest in too there's no guarantees on what time she'll go into labour or whether or not it's going to be a quick delivery or 8 hours of exhaustion (Mostly for her, but you'll potentially end up pretty knackered), think of it like preparing for an endurance event where the scale of the task hasn't yet been defined for you... you may piss it, you might not..

Oh and don't worry about a bit of fear, that soon translates into becoming quite useful and organised when labour commences.

I remember this feeling well. Had just finished converting the attic to a bedroom. Had a registry office wedding booked. Had two full weeks to relax and prepare for the baby. And the little beggar arrived a fortnight early - cue mayhem, a hastily brought forward wedding with the bride actually in labour, and no fortnight of relaxing and getting some cycling in.

As a father of a 4 yr old, a 3 yr old and a new baby 10 weeks away, I feel reasonably well qualified to comment.

RUN THE F*** AWAY NOW!

Nah, it's fine. Life changes, but how it changes is up to you. The first few weeks & months can be hard, but it settles down (honest) - get into a routine and stick to it, it really helps. But whatever you do, take the time to enjoy it and get involved - take baby out for a walk by yourself & leave mum at home for an hour to relax, try to help with the feeds etc etc.

Oh, and your riding time doesn't have to diminish, but you will need to plan more!

1 year old snoring away on my lap right now. Pineapple, curry etc. might not move things along but moving house does. Our eldest was born within 24 hrs of moving house 2 and a half years ago. Must've been getting the Mrs to shift all those boxes. The few days they spent in hospital gave time to sort such fripperies as a cooker, fridge...

Do the jobs, do a few rides fairly close to home with the phone easily to hand, sleep, enjoy some loud music and prepare for life to improve 10 fold. If you don't shed a tear when jnr arrives, you're some sort of wierd robot. And get ready to realise your missus is so much harder than you.

As above, why are you holidaying now when you could have extended pat leave to 3 weeks or was it not an option?

It's due in 3 weeks - like a bus or a train that's according to the timetable which as you know doesn't always work out. I was already one week into fatherhood three weeks before the due date of my first.